Dourou

Dourou
Commune and village
Dourou

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 14°18′N 3°26′W / 14.300°N 3.433°W / 14.300; -3.433Coordinates: 14°18′N 3°26′W / 14.300°N 3.433°W / 14.300; -3.433
Country  Mali
Region Mopti Region
Cercle Bandiagara Cercle
Area[1]
 • Total 617 km2 (238 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
 • Total 19,411
 • Density 31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Dourou is a village and rural commune in the Bandiagara Cercle of the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 28 villages along the Bandiagara Escarpment which together at the time of the 2009 census had a population of 19,411. Around 95 percent of the population is Dogon with the remainder being Fulani.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Dourou 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006.
  2. ↑ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Mopti) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19.
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